[yodafreak]

I don't think this is a hardware issue. I think it has something to do with the way the phone acts as a DHCP server to your computer. I noticed the same behavior with the device getting juice from the USB, but no plug and play detection of the phone, no charge light (even tho the battery icon shows charging). If you go to Internet Connection Sharing, select 'Connect', it says 'check USB cable', for about 5 sec, then it sees the device, but not as an activesync connection. If you press 'disconnect', it switches back over... you see the device disconnect, and in about 5 sec or so, it connects again, but this time activesync sees it. I also notice that restarting the phone alleviates the problem for a while. Speaking of which, is there a way to do that without pulling the battery? Who makes a MS device without a reset button???